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ALLEN, (David R.).
CRICKET. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.
Oxford, 1990.
4to. 160pp. Profusely illustrated, many in colour. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page. A pictorial history of cricket, including illustrations of early cricket memorabilia.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
CRICKET. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.
Oxford, 1990.
4to. 160pp. Profusely illustrated, many in colour. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
A pictorial history of cricket, including illustrations of early cricket memorabilia.
[ref: 13629]  £10.00  enquire  buy
ALLEN, (David R.).
E.W. "JIM" SWANTON (1907-2000). THE LAST INTERVIEW.
Newnham-on-Severn, 2000.
8vo. (2)+16pp. Frontispiece. Original printed wrappers.
LIMITED EDITION of 93 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. An interview with the author and broadcaster E.W. Swanton in January 2000.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
EARLY BOOKS ON CRICKET.
London, 1987.
8vo. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
An invaluable reference work with details of many early cricket books.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
IN THE COVERS. THE BEST CRICKET WRITING OF THE YEAR.
London, 1996.
8vo. 272pp. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
Cricket anthology.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
JIM. THE LIFE OF E.W. SWANTON.
London, 2004.
8vo. (8)+354pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
A biography of the author and broadcaster E.W. Swanton. This was The Cricket Society Book of the Year in 2004.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
MORE CRICKET ON THE AIR. A FURTHER SELECTION FROM B.B.C. BROADCASTS.
London, 1988.
8vo. 190pp. 16 plates. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
A further selection of cricket radio broadcasts.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
PETER PAN AND CRICKET.
London, 1988.
8vo. 192pp. 16 plates. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
On the playwright and author J.M. Barrie and his love of cricket.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
SIR AUBREY. A BIOGRAPHY OF C. AUBREY SMITH. ENGLAND CRICKETER, WEST END ACTOR, HOLLYWOOD FILM STAR. NEW, AUGMENTED EDITION.
Published in Ewell by J.W. McKenzie, 2005.
8vo. xix+195pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in slightly marked dust-wrapper.
LIMITED EDITION of 150 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND HONOR COBB. A biography of the Sussex and England cricketer Sir Charles Aubrey Smith. Charles Aubrey Smith (1863-1948) played for Cambridge University between 1882 and 1885, and for Sussex between 1882 and 1896. He played one Test match for England in 1889, when he became the only cricketer to captain his country in his only Test appearance. He later became famous as a Hollywood film star and appeared with, among others, Ellen Terry, Sir Charles Hawtrey and Mrs Patrick Campbell. He made over a hundred films in which he incarnated the American image of the English gentleman, including Rebecca and The Prisoner of Zenda. Regarded as the Grand Old Man of Hollywood, he was a leading light of the Hollywood Cricket Club. He was knighted in 1944. First published in 1982, this new edition contains much additional information and illustrations not included in the first edition. With a new foreword by his daughter Honor Cobb.
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ALLEN, (David R.).
THE EWBANK ENQUIRY. A SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE '...SCORES' OF A CRICKETING MILITARY MAN AND THE STORY OF HIS FAMILY'S CONNECTION WITH THE GAME...
Farnham, 2012.
Oblong 4to. 66+138+288+(1)pp. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in quarter morocco, preserved in cloth slipcase.
LIMITED EDITION of 85 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. An examination of the books of Sussex cricket scores published in India by Major George Ewbank.
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